Question

Why is the percentage of food eaten a good number to use? Explain.

Answer 1

A percentage compares the number of birds in a flock to the total number of birds in all flocks. If the percentage is high, the flock is more successful, so it should grow. But if the percentage is low, the flock is struggling to eat, so the flock should shrink. Hope this helped :)

Answer 2

The percentage of food eaten gives an idea about the availability of food for the organism. If the percentage of food in high it gives the idea that there is no competition between the species for the food and they are observed to be more successful.

When the percentage of food eaten is low in a particular area it shows that there is competition among the species for food and there is shrinkage in the number of species. The numbers of particular species are directly proportional to the percentage of food